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US, Iraq to discuss timeline to reduce coalition troops: Baghdad
Jan 25, 2024 (AFP)
The announcement comes amid inflamed tensions as US forces have repeatedly struck Iran-backed groups in Iraq and Syria in response to dozens of attacks on bases...
Spain says attacks on foreign troops in Iraq must stop
Jan 25, 2024 (AFP)
"We are extremely worried by the constant attacks against international military bases," Albares said on a visit to Iraq, where his government has troops deploy...
Washington, Baghdad to discuss future of foreign troops in Iraq
Jan 25, 2024 (AFP)
Washington has forces in Iraq as part of the international coalition against the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group, but the country's prime minister -- whose go...
Two dead in US strikes against Iran-backed armed groups in Iraq
Jan 24, 2024 (AFP)
The strikes came just days after US troops in western Iraq were targeted with ballistic missiles and rockets in an attack the Pentagon blamed on militants suppo...
Iraq rebukes US over strikes on Iran-backed groups
Jan 24, 2024 (AFP)
The pre-dawn air raid came against an already explosive regional backdrop, fuelled by the war in Gaza between Washington's ally Israel and the Iranian-backed Pa...
Iraq no-frills carrier says no grounds for US sanctions
Jan 23, 2024 (AFP)
In a statement on Monday, the US slapped sanctions on Fly Baghdad and its CEO, Basheer Abdulkadhim Alwan al-Shabbani, accusing them of "providing assistance to ...
US sanctions airline, Iraq militia leaders after attacks on troops
Jan 22, 2024 (AFP)
The moves come as Iraq's powerful pro-Iranian armed group Kataeb Hezbollah has "carried out a series of sharply escalating drone and missile attacks against US ...
Iraq holds funeral for newly-identified Yazidi IS victims
Jan 22, 2024 (AFP)
After seizing swathes of Iraq in 2014, IS jihadists carried out horrific massacres, including in the northern region of Sinjar where the Kurdish-speaking Yazidi...
Years after civil war, security wall holds back Iraqi city
Jan 21, 2024 (AFP)
Built more than a decade ago at the height of Iraq's civil war which tore apart the multi-faith, multi-ethnic country, authorities say the wall must remain to p...
Ex-Iraq premier meets US envoy after missile strike
Jan 21, 2024 (AFP)
The meeting in Baghdad with Ambassador Alina Romanowski comes amid soaring regional tensions, the fallout from more than three months of war between US ally Isr...
US taking attack on troops at Iraq base 'extremely seriously': W.House
Jan 21, 2024 (AFP)
"Multiple ballistic missiles and rockets" were fired by Iranian-backed militants at Al-Assad Airbase in western Iraq late Saturday, the US military said, leadin...
Iraqi leader again demands US-led coalition leave
Jan 18, 2024 (AFP)
"The end of the international coalition mission is a necessity for the security and stability of Iraq," he said during a televised event at the World Economic F...
US offers to boost security ties with Iraq after Iran strike
Jan 16, 2024 (AFP)
Jake Sullivan, President Joe Biden's national security advisor, met at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-...
Iraq recalls Iran envoy in rebuke to ally over deadly strikes
Jan 16, 2024 (AFP)
Iraq challenged Iran's claim that the strikes targeted Israel's intelligence services in response to recent Israeli assassinations of Iranian and pro-Iranian co...
Iraq condemns Iran strikes as 'attack on its sovereignty'
Jan 16, 2024 (AFP)
Iraqi authorities "will take all legal steps" necessary, including "lodging a complaint with the (UN) Security Council", the foreign ministry said in statement....
Iran backs Iraqi call to end presence of US-led force
Jan 08, 2024 (AFP)
"Regarding Iraq and the actions that the American government took recently, the Iraqi government has clearly announced its position," foreign ministry spokesman...
IS raid in Iraq kills two pro-Iran fighters
Jan 07, 2024 (AFP)
The two fighters "succumbed after having been wounded while they were confronting an attack" by jihadists late Saturday in Salaheddin province north of Baghdad,...
Iraq PM says determined to end presence of US-led coalition
Jan 05, 2024 (AFP)
Sudani, whose government relies on support from Tehran-aligned parties, has repeatedly said in recent weeks he would like to see foreign troops leave Iraq. But ...
Iraq's pro-Iran Hashed force says 'US strike' kills senior commander
Jan 04, 2024 (AFP)
"A drone targeted the logistical support headquarters of Hashed al-Shaabi," mainly pro-Iranian former paramilitary units integrated into the Iraqi armed forces,...
US says it killed pro-Iran commander in Iraq strike
Jan 04, 2024 (AFP)
The strike -- which was condemned by the Iraqi prime minister -- is likely to fuel calls for the departure of American troops who are in the country as part of ...
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